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Databases

Fuente Académica
Accesses scholarly journal articles from Latin America, Portugal and Spain. Covers all major subject areas with particular emphasis on agriculture, biological sciences, economics, history, law, literature, philosophy, psychology, public administration, religion, and sociology.
MedicLatina
Covers medical research and investigative journals published by Latin American and Spanish medical publishers; provides access to full-text of peer-reviewed medical journals in native Spanish. Topics include neuroscience, cardiology, nephrology, biomedicine, clinical research, pediatrics, human reproduction, clinical pathology, cancer research, and hematology.
Salud en Español
Versión en español de Consumer Health Complete. Proporciona información del paciente cubierta para todas las áreas de la salud y el bienestar, incluidos temas como envejecimiento, cáncer, diabetes, drogas, alcohol, fitness, nutrición, dietética y salud infantil, masculina y femenina.

Economist Intelligence Unit Country Information
Extensive country information from various Economist Intelligence Unit publications, covering most countries and including politics, economics, business, markets and data. Publications include Country Report, Country Profile, Country Monitor, and Business Newsletters.
Global Financial Development Database
Provides access to economic, debt, and financial flow indicator data for 136 countries and country groups that participate in the World Bank Debtor Reporting System.
JSTOR
JSTOR is a collection of core scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences digitized in most cases back to the first date of issue. Includes selected books, primary sources and other materials for academic work.
ProQuest Research Library
Provides access to more than 4,000 titles from general reference databases, including a diversified mix of scholarly journals, trade publications, and magazines covering over 150 academic disciplines.
World Factbook
A complete geographical handbook, featuring 267 full-color maps and flags of all nations and geographical entities. Each country profile tracks demographic, ethnicity, literacy, political, and economic data. note: updated yearly

America: History and Life
Provides English language abstracts of scholarly literature (journal articles, articles in collections, dissertations, book and media reviews) on the history and culture of the U.S. and Canada with indexing for journals from 1910 in more than 40 languages.
ARTstor
Contains over a million images documenting artistic traditions across many cultures and time periods. Updated frequently, please check back often for updated searches & collections. Note: ARTstor users must create a free account to save and share images. Users must turn off the popup blocker.
Columbia Gazetteer of the World Online
Contains names, descriptions, and characteristics of over 165,000 places in the world. Users can search all the information and segment it.
Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS)
Provides a selected annotated bibliography of scholarly monographs, journal articles, conference papers, books chapters and electronic resources. Edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress, the Handbook covers a range of disciplines including anthropology, art, economics, geography, government & politics, history, international relations, literature, music, philosophy and sociology.
Project MUSE
Provides digital humanities and social science content for the scholarly community. Offers full-text versions of scholarly journals and books from many of the world's university presses and scholarly societies.
ProQuest Research Library
Provides access to more than 4,000 titles from general reference databases, including a diversified mix of scholarly journals, trade publications, and magazines covering over 150 academic disciplines.

Alt-PressWatch
Provides full-text articles for over 210 publications of the alternative and independent presses, from 1970 to current.
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)
Provides a wide range of scholarship in international affairs from 1991 onward that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, conference proceedings, books, journals, and policy briefs. Also includes teaching materials such as case studies and course packs of background readings. Contains links to international affairs centers, institutes, and other resources; U.S., international, and foreign government sites; environmental studies web pages; and news media services. All sections updated monthly.
CQ Press Library
Integrates various reference titles on government and politics, including CQ Almanac, CQ Researcher, CQ Magazine (formerly CQ Weekly), CQ Congress Collection, the Voting and Elections Collection, and more, into a user-friendly, electronic format. Users have the ability to cross-search resources within the CQ Press Library.
Digital National Security Archive
Consists of curated and indexed government documents covering U.S. policy toward critical world events – including their military, intelligence, diplomatic and human rights dimensions – from 1945 to the present.
Ethnic NewsWatch
Includes journals, magazines, and newspapers from ethnic and minority presses from 1959-present. Ethnicities include: African American/Caribbean/African; Arab/Middle Eastern; Asian/Pacific Islander; European/Eastern European; Hispanic; Jewish; Native People.
Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP)
Specializes in the development, implementation, and analysis of public opinion surveys. Since the 1970s, LAPOP has gathered databases containing political perspectives from Latin America and the Caribbean.

Global Health
Provides information on international health, biomedical life sciences, non-communicable diseases, public health nutrition, food safety and hygiene, and more. Contains more than 1.4 million records dating back to 1973.

Journals

Hispanic American Historical Review
Publishes vital work across thematic, chronological, regional, and methodological
specializations, and stands as the most widely respected journal in the field.

Latin American Research Review
The premier interdisciplinary journal that publishes original research and surveys of current
research on Latin America and the Caribbean.

Bulletin of Latin American Research
Publishes original research of current interest on Latin America, the Caribbean, inter American
relations & the Latin American Diaspora from all academic disciplines within the social sciences,
history & cultural studies.

Journal of Latin American Studies
Presents recent research in the field of Latin American studies in economics, geography,
politics, international relations, sociology, social anthropology, economic history and cultural
history. Regular features include articles on contemporary themes, specially commissioned
commentaries and an extensive section of book reviews.

Colonial Latin American Review
A unique interdisciplinary journal devoted to the study of the colonial period in Latin America.
CLAR offers a variety of scholarly approaches and formats, including articles, debates,
review essays and book reviews. These contributions not only reflect the latest research on
different aspects of colonial Latin America, but also point to new critical directions shared by art,
history, anthropology, literature and other disciplines.

ASPHS bulletin
Formerly titled Society for Spanish & Portuguese Historical Studies Bulletin, this is now a fully
digital publication.

Luso-Brazilian Review
Not strictly covering the whole continent, but an essential title for Lusitanists. LusoBrazilian
Review publishes interdisciplinary scholarship on Portuguese, Brazilian, and Lusophone African
cultures. It is the oldest and most prestigious U.S. academic journal in its field, with articles on
social science, history, and literature by leading scholars.

Journal of Iberian and Latin American research : JILAR
Published by the Association of Iberian and Latin American Studies of Australasia, JILAR is an
international journal dedicated to publishing original research on the histories, political
economies, sociology, literatures, and cultures of Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula.